An Orrick team was instrumental in crafting this week's
multi-dimensional settlement between client Oracle America Inc. and
the state of Oregon, resolving a difficult and often contentious
two-year legal dispute centered on the state's failed health
insurance exchange project.

Led by partner Karen Johnson-McKewan,
Orrick's team played an integral part in a pact that resolves
six separate lawsuits unfolding in several state and federal
jurisdictions, avoiding costly trials scheduled to begin in the
coming months. Oracle agreed to a settlement package that gave
Oregon state agencies a cost-free license to Oracle software, and
in which Oracle agreed to contribute $10 million to an
Oracle-branded STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math)
initiative for Oregon's schools, and $25 million to cover part
of the State's attorneys' fees. The State's lawsuit had
sought more than $6 billion in damages and to bar Oracle from
future business with the State.

"We are pleased to have this contentious litigation behind
us and to provide Oregon with the flexibility to obtain the
software and technical support it desires to address the
State's needs over the next several years," said Dorian
Daley, Oracle's executive vice president and general counsel.
"We are also proud of our continued focus on the STEM
education and the benefits it can provide to the communities in
which we do business."

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